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Monday, October 3, 2016

October 3, 2016 - The Prophets Drink Coke!

Sister Monteiro, Other Roommates and Courtney

Sister Monteiro, Sao Miguel Ward Members and Courtney

Sister Monteiro, Courtney and Roommates in Sao Miguel

Hi everyone!

Well you read the title right, as well as lots of spiritual
guidance and instruction, the whole world was also informed that the latter day
prophets drink coca cola and/or dr. pepper people!! Caffeine is not against the
word of wisdom!! I was right! I was right my whole dang life!! *mini bow*.

Anyways conference is so amazing as a missionary. Also even
greater when all the talks are giving specific and direct revelation from God
to the members of the church on how they need to amp up their game and help us
out more! That really really was an answer to my prayers. I just sit and listen
to all the talks and the time just whizzes by. I see how directly and
specifically the Lord answers our prayers if we really open our minds and
hearts up to ask specifically.

As for news here, I am being transferred as I suspected, I’m
going back to Sergipe where I’ll be serving in Aracajú, in an area called
Eduardo Gomes. But before that I’ll be going to Maceio to pick up the new
sister that I’m going to train! I didn’t think that I’d spend my last 2
transfers training but it’ll be a fun new experience! The other sister I
trained went home with problems, in her foot so now I’ll have a legacy here! haha.
Sergipe is kind of far away from everything but it’ll be fun to serve in a
city.

Well I’m busy today saying goodbye to the members and
investigators I’ll leave behind here, people that I really really just love so
much but will have to leave behind. Funny that I never really loved the members
so much in an area like I do here. But they will always be in my heart! Cheesey
but true. You learn to love the people despite their flaws and awkward things
they say, despite their lack of understanding on certain gospel topics or focus
on the more important things in life. In a lot of ways it’s just like our Savior
chooses to love us despite all of the reasons we give Him not to.

I can tell you all that my mission is without a doubt the best
and most wonderful thing I have ever experienced. Never has the Spirit been
with me so constantly, never have I felt more close to my Savior and feel like I’ve
walked just a few steps of the path He walked on. The saddest part to me is
that we learn and are edified and feel the spirit and know what we need to do
better, and then lots of times we leave the chapel and our lives continue the
exact same way. Please please don’t let all of that instruction go to waste we
just got! Think and pray about what you can do to help the sisters, pray to
know who is ready to learn more about God and not the church, who would like to
read the Book of Mormon to increase their faith, please think about how much it
will mean to the future generations of the people we know down the line. Don’t
let all the counsel of the prophets go to waste. I know my family is wonderful,
they will have the courage to become wonderful missionaries as well! I love you
all! I don’t have a doubt in my mind about our role in the Lords work, He has called
us and He needs us. He has a true church that was reestablished on the earth
through Joseph Smith and a tangible proof of that is the Book of Mormon. Lots
of people still don’t know about that. If they did, that would make all the
difference.

Have a great week full of new experiences and sincere prayers
for help!! I love you all more than I can say.